So I understand this correctly, you submit your DGI application only when you’ve been a captain for 18 months, so someone who’s been a captain for say 12 monthes must wait another 6 monthes before they apply for DGI?

That's how I'm reading it. If you've been a captain for two years and was hired before January 6, 2015, you have a different path to apply than the guys who were hired after that date.

The application is simply a way of telling the company "I'm ready, send my name"

So I understand this correctly, you submit your DGI application only when you’ve been a captain for 18 months, so someone who’s been a captain for say 12 monthes must wait another 6 monthes before they apply for DGI?

That would be my assumption.

For those that didnt check their email. Big news with the DGI.

33% of all delta hires to be DGI CJO's

SSP candidates get one more shot

18 Months as CA instead of 24

24 names per month submitted

To: All Endeavor PilotsFrom: Joe Miller, COORuss Elander, Vice President, OperationsSubject: Enhancements to the Delta Guaranteed Interview ProgramOver the past few months, leaders from Endeavor have been working with Delta Flight Ops to finalize details surrounding the Delta Guaranteed Interview (DGI) Program. The DGI places Endeavor pilots ahead of the thousands who desire to fly at Delta. Through the DGI Program, Endeavor pilots will have an opportunity to join the 780 Endeavor pilots who have already been hired at Delta during the past four years. Today, we are sharing exciting improvements made to this exclusive hiring commitment between Endeavor and Delta. Some of the highlights of the DGI program for Endeavor pilots who are interested in participating include:·Endeavor pilots must meet all position and hiring requirements of Delta Air Lines which can be found at https://www.deltajobs.net/pilots.htm. oParticipants will be required to participate in Delta’s full selection process which includes testing, interview and psychological evaluation. ·We reduced the Captain flying time requirement - an Endeavor Pilot must now have only 18 months as a Captain at Endeavor versus the previous requirement of 24 months.·We doubled the number of names to be sent to Delta each month for interviews, increasing from 12 to 24.·Former SSP eligible Endeavor pilots who either did not participate in SSP, or who were unsuccessful with the SSP interview process, will receive one opportunity to participate in the DGI Program. oSpecific rules surrounding former SSP pilots are outlined in the DGI Program document. ·The DGI Program includes an annual hiring commitment from Delta requiring it to offer a number of positions to Endeavor pilots holding DGI CJOs equal to 33% of Delta’s annual pilot hires, or 180 pilots per year, whichever is less. The DGI program will provide Endeavor pilots with an opportunity to work at the most respected global airline in the industry. Your individual performance and support of the mainline customer are what makes these types of programs possible. Thank you for all you do to support the airline, your colleagues, and the customers you fly each day.

Delta requiring it to offer a number of positions to Endeavor pilots holding DGI CJOs equal to 33% of Delta’s annual pilot hires, or 180 pilots per year, whichever is less.

The 33% of delta hires which are to be Endeavor folks seems solid, but am I understanding correctly it will not exceed 180 a year? So it’s closer to 18%, given they have grabbed closer to a thousand pilots in the previous years. Still seems like good news not poo-pooing it.

Man, I'm just really stoked for my guys who didn't get through with SSP. This is a big win for those guys. Let's hope they crush it this time around!

They will get another chance after this ends too, and again, and again. This is the hiring agreement Delta always wanted, a few years ago I thought they would leverage the current SSPs to get it, but the FO SSP allowed them to get to this program ASAP.

The 33% of delta hires which are to be Endeavor folks seems solid, but am I understanding correctly it will not exceed 180 a year? So it’s closer to 18%, given they have grabbed closer to a thousand pilots in the previous years. Still seems like good news not poo-pooing it.

The 33% or 180, whichever is less is the minimum they will hire, not the maximum